Across the Nation

BOSTON — A jury on Tuesday began deliberating corruption charges against former state Treasurer Tim Cahill, who was portrayed at trial as either an altruistic public servant who defended the state lottery against an attack or a scheming politician who used $1.5 million in taxpayer-funded advertising for his sinking gubernatorial campaign.

Jurors deliberated about two-and-a-half hours before ending for the day.

As prosecutors and Cahill’s lawyers made their closing arguments, the jury was left with two vastly different pictures of Cahill and his motivation for approving a lottery ad blitz about a month before the 2010 gubernatorial election.

Cahill is charged with conspiracy to use his official position to gain an unwarranted privilege and conspiracy to commit procurement fraud.

A Senate Democratic official confirmed Tuesday that Warren’s appointment was likely, but cautioned nothing was final until the Democratic caucus approves the move. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made.

A favorite of the party’s liberal wing, Warren’s likely committee assignment is already winning praise from progressive groups. The Senate Banking Committee oversees the implementation of the so-called Dodd-Frank financial system overhaul and other banking regulations.

JAFFREY, N.H. — An injured hiker has been rescued from a trail in New Hampshire’s Monadnock State Park.

Officials say Willi Jurgeleit, 69, of Bolton, Mass., was descending the White Dot Trail with another hiker on Tuesday when he slipped on a wet rock and injured his leg. He called 911 just before his cell phone battery died.

Fish and Game officials say Jurgeleit was an experienced hiker and was well-equipped and prepared for the weather conditions.

NEW YORK — New York City police say a suspect in the death of a subway rider who was shoved onto the tracks has implicated himself in the crime.

The suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday after investigators recovered security video showing a man fitting the description of the assailant working with street vendors near Rockefeller Center.

NYPD spokesman Paul Browne says no charges are expected to be announced until today.

Ki-Suck Han of Queens died shortly after being hit by a train Monday at the Times Square subway station. Police say he tried to climb a few feet to safety, but got trapped between the train and the platform’s edge.

FORT HOOD, Texas — The Army’s highest legal branch appointed a new judge to preside over the case of the Fort Hood shooting suspect, indicating the court-martial is on track to move forward after lengthy delays.

U.S. Army Col. Tara Osborn was named Tuesday to head the case of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who faces the death penalty if convicted in the 2009 shootings that killed 13 and wounded more than two dozen on the Texas Army post.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces on Monday ousted the previous judge, Col. Gregory Gross, saying he appeared biased against Hasan. The court also tossed out Gross’ order to have Hasan’s beard forcibly shaved before his court-martial.

Army spokesman Maj. S. Justin Platt said he didn’t know when Osborn would arrive at Fort Hood. It’s unclear when hearings in the case will resume.

CRANSTON, R.I. — He didn’t exactly hit the record-breaking jackpot, but the winner of $40,000 from last week’s Powerball drawing has come forward to claim his prize.

Rhode Island Lottery officials said Tuesday that an Attleboro, Mass., man cashed in his winning ticket, which he bought in Pawtucket. He says he plans to make some repairs to his house, including putting on a new roof and shingles.

Rhode Island sold more than $3 million in tickets for the Wednesday night drawing worth $587.5 million, the largest in the game’s history. Two winning tickets were sold, one in Arizona and one in Missouri.

BILLINGS, Mont. — With bear-human conflicts on the rise, wildlife managers in the Northern Rockies are laying the groundwork for trophy hunts for grizzlies in anticipation of the government lifting their threatened species status.

It’s expected to be 2014 before about 600 bears around Yellowstone National Park lose their federal protections, and possibly longer for about 1,000 bears in the region centered on Glacier National Park.

A federal-state committee that oversees grizzly bears will consider adopting a pro-hunting policy next week during a meeting in Missoula. Precise details on bear hunts have not been crafted.

The government has spent more than $20 million on restoration efforts since grizzly bears in the Lower 48 states were put on the list of federally protected species in 1975.

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